Ironing board table and cover therefor



April 1966 J. G. ADILETTA ETAL 3,245,161

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MAJ/12 ATTOR N EY.

April 1966 'J. G. ADILETTA ETAL 3,245,161

mourns BOARD TABLE AND COVER THEREFOR Filed Oct. 29, 1962 3 shees'sheet2 INVENTORS. JOSEPH G. ADILETTA THEODOR E DESCOVICH ATTORNEY.

A ril 12, 1966 J. G. ADILETTA ETAL 3,245,161

IRONING BOARD TABLE AND COVER THEREFOR Filed 001:. 29, l962 sSheets-Sheet s FIG.5

n1 3T ea [11 U 1 65 e 66 70 INVENTORS.

JOSEPH G. ADILETTA BY THEODORE DESCOVICH ATTORNEY.

United States Patent 3,245,161 I IRDNING BOARDTAiBLE AND COVER THEREFORJoseph G. Adiletta, Riverside, and Theodore Descovich, Springtiale,C0nn., assignors, by mesue assignments, to ,Iall- (iorporation, Glen(Cove, N-.Y.-, a corporation of New York' 7 Filed Oct. 29, 1962, Ser-No. 233,572 4 Claims. (Cl. 38-404) This invention relates to ironingtables and more specifically to improved ironing tableconstruction andto covers therefor.

It is a primary object of the invention to provide an ironing table orboard of improved configuration in which a single ironing sur'faceincorporates a bifurcated portion upon which sleevesand' other tubulargarments or articles may be ironed as well as providing an ironingsurface for general purpose ironing.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide a novelconvertible ironing table in which the ironing surface contains as anintegral part thereof a bifurcated sleeve portion and which is providedwith a cover allowing use of the ironing table as a general utilitytable either when the ironing surface is not in use or in additionthereto.

Additional objects and advantages provided by the invention will becomeapparent from the following description of the invention taken inconjunction with the various figures of the drawing in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates in perspective an alternate embodiment wherein theironing table comprises a fully detachable cover which contains foldablelegs and is useful as a separable utility table.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the table of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates in perspective an ironing table similar to that ofFIG. 1 wherein the cover for the ironing table is hinged and provides anauxiliary receptacle for articles when in the open position.

FIG. 4 is a view taken substantially along line 11--11 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of still a further embodiment in which oneside of the cover may be adapted to form an extension of the ironingsurface using one of the pairs of foldable legs only or the cover may beused as a separate table as that of FIG. 5.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the table of FIG. 12 with the cover attachedcontiguous to the ironing table.

The invention essentially provides an improved structure in the ironingtable art which offers the optimum in utility, service life, andconvenience. It has heretofore been the practice in connection withironing tables to use a separate board to iron tubular articles such assleeves. This has necessitated the need for a separate board. A separateboard is cumbersome; its presence together with various other items,including the main board itself, the iron and the article being ironedresult in congestion in the vicinity where ironing is taking place, andfrequently is the occasion for accidents. By combining a pair ofrelatively narrow ironing surfaces formed integrally with the mainironing surface, a novel and useful and highly advantageous result isobtained.

The invention further advantageously provides an ironing table with acover comprising a feature of convertability, i.e. the cover, when notin use as such, affords a table for general utility and may be eitherattached to, or detached from, as a separate unit, the ironing tableproper.

The arrangement shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises an ironing table whichincludes a base surface 40 supported by legs 41. Spacers 42 runningtransversely on surface 40 support the ironing surface 44. The surface3,245,161 Patented Apr. 12, 1966 ICE 44 and the padding and coverthereon comprise a bifur cated portion running a minor length of theironing surface and a broad portion of major length for general ironing.Suitably disposed within the spacers 42 may be positioned a drawer 43 inwhich articles such as scissors, thread, etc., may be convenientlycontained;

The ironing surface 34 is equipped with a cover 45 in which containedtherein is a plurality of foldable legs 46. When the ironing table is inuse, the cover is removed and may be utilized as a separate table apartfrom the ironing unit. When the ironing table is not in use, the legs 46within the cover are folded and the combination of cover on the ironingsurface provides an attractive utility table in itself an attractivepiece of furniture as distinguished from the relatively unsightlyappearance of exposed ironing surfaces. The space 48 between thebifurcated portions 49 and 50 may be utilized for storage of the iron 47when not in use. As shown, the iron 47 is inserted between arms 49 and50 and when pushed to the base of the bifurcated portion is securelyheld on surface 40.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cover is suitably hingedat 56 to the support surface 57 supported by legs 58. The cover in itsopen position as illustrated provides a receptacle for large articlesbeing ironed preventing soiling which would otherwise occur if thearticles being ironed drop to the floor. As suitable support for theopen cover, a fifth leg 59 is suitably hinged at 61 through thehorizontal support 60. When the cover is placed over the ironing surface62, the leg is folded to the position shown by broken lines 59.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, the unit comprisesironing table similar to that described in connection with FIGS. 1 and 2with the exception that the base surface 65 is provided with anupstanding portion 66 which extends beyond and is spaced from theironing surface 67 at the back side. The cover 68 comprising a top 69and four depending sides 70 may now be employed in attached relationshipas shown in FIG. 6 to provide an additional table contiguous to theironing surface 67. This is effected by inserting one side 70 of thecover 68 into the space between the upstanding element 56 and thesurface 57 and extending two of the legs 71 so as to be perpendicular tosurface 69.

Various additional modifications may be made in the details described inconnection with the description of the invention without departing fromthe scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to belimited except insofar as necessitated by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An ironing table comprising, in combination, a horizontal supportsurface, supporting legs secured to said surface, an ironing surfacespaced in substantially parallel relationship to said support surface,ironing surface support member for supporting the ironing surface abovethe support surface, said ironing surface including a main ironingsurface of major length, and extending in a longitudinal coplanardirection and integral therewith, a bifurcated ironing surface of minorlength, the supporting means for the ironing surface being attached tothe main ironing surface such that the bifurcated ironing surface iscantilevered therefrom, a substantially rigid cover enclosing saidironing surface and being supported by and forming an enclosure withsaid horizontal support surface in its closed position, foldable legmeans for supporting the cover when in its opened position andsecondsupport means for supporting the cover in the opened position, supportedby the ironing table, whereby when the cover is in its opened positionit is supported by the foldable leg means and by the second supportmeans in a plane substantially parallel to the ironing surface.

2. The ironing table of claim 1 in which the foldable leg means isprovided in the underside of the cover and wherein the second supportmeans comprises a vertical member forming a portion of the side of thecover and extending downwardly therefrom and adapted to rest upon thesupport surface of the ironing table, the vertical support member andthe foldable leg means being of a sufiicient length such that when thecover is supported by the two support members it rests in a planesubstantially parallel to the ironing surface.

3. The ironing table of claim 2 wherein the foldable leg means and thevertical support member are of such length that when the cover issupported by the two support members it forms a substantially contiguoussurface with the ironing surface.

4. The ironing table of claim 1 in which the foldable leg means isattached to the ironing table and in which the cover is hinged to thesupport surface whereby the hinge forms the second support means.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS Merritt 38-108McGill 38-138 X Stone 108-401 X Dawson 108-101 X Gordon, 38137 Stilley108101 Croce 38-140 X Wilkinson 108-101 Colclough 38140 Slayter.

Irvine 38140 X Glatt 38140 X .Sq m 9 Shaffer 38 1 36 Goldsmith 38-140 20JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

DAVID J. WILLIAMOWSKY, Examiner.

1. AN IRONING TABLE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A HORIZONTAL SUPPORTSURFACE, SUPPORTING LEGS SECURED TO SAID SURFACE, AN IRONING SURFACESPACED IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SUPPORT SURFACE,IRONING SURFACE SUPPORT MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING THE IRONING SURFACE ABOVETHE SUPPORT SURFACE, SAID IRONING SURFACE INCLUDING A MAIN IRONINGSURFACE OF MAJOR LENGTH, AND EXTENDING IN A LONGITUDINAL COPLANARDIRECTION AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH, A BIFURCATED IRONING SURFACE OF MINORLENGTH, THE SUPPORTING MEANS FOR THE IRONING SURFACE BEING ATTACHED TOTHE MAIN IRONING SURFACE SUCH THAT THE BIFURCATED IRONING SURFACE ISCANTILEVERED THEREFROM, A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID COVER ENCLOSING SAIDIRONING SURFACE AND BEING SUPPORTED BY AND FORMING AN ENCLOSURE WITHSAID HORIZONTAL SUPPORT SURFACE IN ITS CLOSED POSITION, FOLDABLE LEGMEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE COVER WHEN IN ITS OPENED POSITION AND SECONDSUPPORT MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE COVER IN THE OPENED POSITION, SUPPORTEDBY THE IRONING TABLE, WHEREBY WHEN THE COVER IS IN ITS OPENED POSITIONIT IS SUPPORTED BY THE FOLDABLE LEG MEANS AND BY THE SECOND SUPPORTMEANS IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE IRONING SURFACE.